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Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony QX100

Portability
92
Imaging
34
Features
35
Overall
34
Ricoh GR Digital III front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92
Imaging
50
Features
44
Overall
47

Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Ricoh GR Digital III
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28mm (F1.9) lens
  • 208g - 109 x 59 x 26mm
  • Announced July 2009
  • Renewed by Ricoh GR Digital IV
Sony QX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • " Fixed Display
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
  • Announced September 2013
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Ricoh GR Digital III vs Sony QX100 Overview

Its time to examine more in depth at the Ricoh GR Digital III versus Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the GR Digital III (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the GR Digital III (1/1.7") and QX100 (1") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GR Digital III was revealed 5 years prior to the QX100 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GR Digital III being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the GR Digital III scores vs the QX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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